Cat got a hair cut. S-H-O-R-T

‘I don’t know what to call this post’ post

Short one.

So here is moi in my new bowler. ^_^
That was the surprise from the previous post. I am delighted with it although it cost too much. But when i left my last one in an auto, well. My heart was still feeling the crunch till i saw this one! ^_^
Ok. i just realised that its dark and you can’t totally see the bowler so i’ll try to do a better one with it later on.

Wearing::
Pants – Forever New.
Neon belt – Mango.
Bowler hat – Mango.
Stop watch necklace – Promod.
shoes – Chuck Taylors.
Shirt – thrifted.

xoxo.

The Tale of Two Shoes

I saw mummy tickle santa clause… … that song is way too funny. Ridiculously and annoying (urgh) cute.
ANYHOOOooo.
So today was another day of mall hopping. An old new mall which i hadn’t visited. It was fun, fun. pretty much. The best part of the whole mall hopping?
The picture below will totally explain it all! It’s called a Chocobon. Like Yummy Mummy!!

This is me. After shopping. (*Yee Hoo*) and no i wasn’t showing off with the MNG carry bag. i was trying to adjust it. whats in the goody bag you ask? A surprise which i shall unveil soon. VERY soon!!
PS:: I am wearing stockings even if it looks like i’m not. I certainly don’t want to die because of the cold!



now these. These are my new lovelies!! ^_____^
My ‘S’ Shoes. I named them after my Best Friend. These shoes have a tale of their own.
So there i was in the mall with the Loch Ness monster last week wearing FLATS. and what happens? i get all blisters and pains. My feet are somehow just not attuned to flats and that is a very big problem! I had eyed these shoes for my next buy but not at that particular day because my piggy bank was almost close to naught! It was 9:30pm. And every store in the mall was shutting down one at a time and my feet couldn’t bear it any longer. I made a dash to Nine West only to find it was shut. I left my ego somewhere far behind and pleaded them to PLEASE open the store for 2 minutes. and what do you know! they did! I am still so grateful to them for it. I made a dash, grabbed the shoe, wore it, asked for the other pair, took out my card and just said ‘charge it’ and there you go. it was done. ^_^ … These shoes were my saving grace. The leather is AWE. Soft and comfortable. Divine!




Now. These shoes were the reason of the Mall hopping today. My shopping monster friend, W, was totally obsessed with these Aldo’s and unfortunately the outlet in the mall we usually go to had finished the stock. According to W, The sales girl gave her a stink eye when she asked about it and is certain that she has hidden it for herself! Anyway, it was unfortunate for her because in this Old- New Mall, Aldo is yet to open. W is indeed VERY sad. She’s desperate for them. Says she’ll kill for them and is determined to go to EVERY Aldo outlet in the NCR region to get it, with yours truly accompanying her.

Oh! What i wore:
‘S’ Shoes – Nine West.
Cloak – Vintage Sonia Rykiel. (Story behind it. Thats for later)

So there you have it.
The saving grace of my S shoes, the desperate shoe hunt, shopping, pictures, HOLIDAY! ^___^
its past 3 in the am and i have to watch gossip girl episode 12 now. So until then, you know you love me.
xoxo …

Coat Red

Oh its December. The Festive Season. The season to bury your head under that warm ol’ Blankie of yours and just stay to yourself. Yes, thats my idea of the perfect December. Screw Christmas, Screw Parties. What the Hell.
So here i am, the Grumpy ol’ Grinch wearing Red. Warning: The Red Coat is here and is here to stay.
Yes. I don’t like the festive season very much and yes, i love keeping to myself. It gives me more ME time. More time to think than waste my time trying to dance or taking a shot too much and well… you know the outcome of that!
But don’t let me spoil it for you. That’s just me talking.
So this is my December: Me, Myself and I. and maybe a few of my favourite Christmas carols which the Loch Ness Monster has gleefully downloaded for me.
And so that is my way of Welcoming December, December.

wearing:
Fur Hat – Forever New.
MJ shoes – Carlton London.
(Unseen) Black Shorts – Guess.
Studded Leather Gloves – Mango.
Red Coat and Checked Shirt – Thrifted.

I’ll be more regular now.
xoxo.

Leather Love

This time, its gloves. leather gloves. Leather studded gloves from mango. It was love at first and broke at first sight. haha…
Cost me so much that i could’ve gotten a pair of shoe instead! But this… This i can foresee as a future investment.

November ends today. Another month of memories- good and bad.
Comes the next, the last of the year.
hope you had a good November. I had an amazingly confusing one.
xoxo.

Wearing:
Leather studded gloves – Mango

PS::

More of me from the wedding. ^___________^
Thanks again Ali for providing the pictures!!

The Wedding

This is probably the longest i have taken in putting up a post!
I’ll just try to shut everything up in a nut shell …
To start with the pictures, they were taken by the lovely Ali during Ena and Amit’s Wedding on the 22nd Of November. Ena and Amit, love you both and I wish you the very best. The wedding was spectacular and me being me, well, i shocked myself, i TEARED up! yes indeed. It was beautiful.

As for other news, 21st was the debut for ‘Skinny Boys’ a band that i am a part of! it was our first ever gig and well, i think we kick ass!
21st was also special for another reason… I had my interview for the London College of Fashion for a B.A in Fashion Journalism… and… I got through!! I got through, I got through! I am super ecstatic! Now all that’s left for me to do? Scholarship. Not so simple.

anyway, i am extremely happy about it and therefore, i should turn my happiness and attend ALL of my classes so i don’t run short and graduate with a history degree too!
Enough of complications. I’ll just leave you with pictures from that happy wedding.
I am wearing:
Origami Skirt – Varun Sardana.
Origami Rose Shirt – Varun Sardana.
Spider Stockings – Asos.
Wedged Oxfords ‘Miss L’ – Nine West

Thanks again Ali for the pictures!
xoxo.

Teary Brown Girl and The Time Traveler’s Wife

So i Got back around 9:30pm after watching The Time Traveler’s Wife. To be honest, i was scared to watch it! The reason? The usual… Hollywood killing a perfectly written book. I bought the book after being suggested by my sister’s friend on my visit to Singapore. Since then, I have read it numerous times. But didn’t surpass my Harry Potter record. (Trust me. I don’t think anyone is close to my HP reading records. Yes. I kept a count. I’m too cool. )

ANyhooo… So i went and watched. and I cried. And for most of you that don’t know me, THAT is a rare feat. I NEVER cry during movies. The movies i have cried for? Harry Potter and Lord Of The Rings. Yea, you can call me ummm… whatever you like.

So yeah. I Cried! For two reasons.
First reason i cried for:
There was a snack bar serving something totally awesome and spicy! and yours truly ran during intermission to buy it. And… i bit all the chillies. And tears rolled down my eyes.
Second Reason:
the movie.

The only thing i wished differently about the movie was the ending. I wish they had stuck to the book end along with Henry’s letter to Clair. *sigh*
Audrey Niffenegger, you truly are a master. The Time Traveler’s Wife will always remain in my list of favourite books.
S, you better not lose my book! And sorry. I couldn’t wait for you mister’ i-am-now-too-busy-to-hang-out’ !
So i leave you now with a picture of 6, my Fringed Boots from Carlton London. The argyle brown stockings are Promod.

hitting the snooze button now. Early class tomorrow.
xoxo

Jahnabee and idiva.

Jahnabee Borah. My senior is school. only conversations from my side was a shy ‘hi jahnabee’ and a smile. those were the days of innocence. The days when you didn’t know what the future will bring.
fast forward: 2009.
Still my senior she is but now part of team idiva and an awesome writer. And our usual meeting place? The fashion Week venues.
Her articles aren’t the ones you read with those stereotypical reviews et al. She gives you what she has seen firsthand. It’s interesting to read her perspective and trust me, i’ve read them ALL.
Sometime back, i got onto idiva.com to read her articles on the fashion week. I began to go through the archives and read everything by her. Then i stumbled upon this article called “Daily Style Fix” only to find out that she had done a write up on bloggers. and yours truly too, was featured. It was such a pleasant surprise and it truly made my day a happy, happy one. Thank you Jahnabee. ^___________^

“Surfing style blogs on the Internet has become an obsession for most girls and some guys (perhaps). These blogs are like a window to how these bloggers interpret style in their own unique way.
Some click pictures of stylish men and women around them while others use themselves as fashion guinea pigs and document it.
And then there are people like who me visit these blogs for inspiration and fodder for story ideas
Style spotting
Ever since I was introduced to the very addictive style blog thesartorialist.blogspot.com, I’ve been talking about it. Almost all style bloggers have tagged this blog in their Favourites.
What I love: The Sartorialist – he is a man, by the way – takes pictures that are like sculpted forms and you wish you could imitate his knack for clicking perfect photos. My pick from his repertoire are shots from Delhi with two very unpretentious-about-style women.
There’s a sexy French lady with a great camera that I want to steal. Her name is Garance Dore and her blog’s called www.garancedore.fr/en/. Dore shoots some very stylish images of others as well as herself, which she then uploads.
What I love: The interesting bytes of info she posts along with her pictures, because they are spiced with a keen sense of humour.
A constant muse for both these bloggers, is a very stylish and sophisticated woman, Giovanna Battaglia whose wardrobe is every girl’s dream and whose legs every girl’s envy.

Regular reads
Other style blogs that have me hooked are thecherryblossomgirl.com, lisaslikes.blogspot.com and lazymanxcat.wordpress.com.

Thecherryblossomgirl.com is written by Alix, a fairy-like French fashionista who captures the delights of being a girl.
What I Love: She photographs herself and all her pretty collectibles, and touchingly, uploads links to songs with almost all her posts. It’s like the song was playing in the background while she was working on her blog.

When you log on to lisaslikes.blogspot.com, your first reaction is: “Aww, what cute sketches!”
What I Love: Lisa, who lives in Los Angeles, says that she started this blog because she was bored with her job. Thank God for that, I say. Her style is simple and she mixes and matches and revamps her clothes to create a new look every time. The best part is her clothes aren’t expensive and her blog is infused with a charming joie de vivre.

lazymanxcat.wordpress.com (see pic below) is new, and I have to share it with you because it’s by an Indian girl.
What I Love: There’s some very engaging information about her likes and dislikes and all her writing is peppered with a fab sense of humour. Here again you’ll find some sketches of fashion design and if you post a comment, she will promptly reply.

Gossip gals
Ahh, now it’s time to look at style through a critic’s magnifying glass! That’s when you need to log onto highheelconfidential.com and gofugyourself.celebuzz.com.
Highheelconfidential.com will give you all the gyaan on Bollywood celebs and socialites – who wore what brands and whether they killed the look or rocking it.
What I Love: It’s a one-of-a-kind Indian style blog that will leave you wondering how they know who all the inside stuff.
Gofugyourself.celebuzz.com just rips apart celebs with their rapier-sharp jokes if they aren’t dressed properly enough.
What I Love: The blog is mostly about Hollywood celebs and it’s hugely entertaining. A good space to park your b%^ch*ness!”

What began as too ‘normal’

So there i was. yet again. A Saturday. And nothing to do. No plans, NA DA! The friend begins to ditch me for very valid reasons and therefore i begin to call him a ’super rat’. My plan of revenge? “I’m watching Time travelers Wife’ without you!” *sigh* what a comeback. Not like the movie will be anything compared to the books.
Anyhoooo! W and me were left all aone to do ABSO nothing. Literally. We went to KFC and i ate. i GORGED. like a pig. And this is coming from someone who goes around saying ‘i hate KFC’.
So i didn’t wear anything that even made ME go ‘oh’ and ‘ah’. It was a straight-out-of-bed-grab-jeans comfort look. This was my inital plan:
Get a good head shot of my hair.

And then, i thought ‘Hey! let me show you my ring!’

Then i reached home and thought about cleaning my always messy closet and found my Asos spider tights i never wore. So i thought ‘oooh! let me wear it with Bee and take pictures!”



And Then! I went ALL OUT. grabbed my Furry little friend from Forever New, put on home-made black lipstick and took out a good amount of all my shoes.


And what do we have after all that? What began as a day too ‘normal’ ended in a crazy affair. ‘This is one for the blog’ i thought. and so there we have it, Ladies and Gentlemen. The manxcat leaves you with a *puuurrrrrr*.
xoxo